Timeline of Dugan case

Feb. 25, 1983: Jeanine Nicarico 10, is kidnapped from her Naperville home. She was raped and beaten and found dead two days later near the Illinois Prairie Path.

Feb. 22, 1985: Two Aurora men, Alejandro Hernandez and Rolando Cruz, are convicted of the crime. The jury deadlocks on a third Aurora man, Stephen Buckley. Later, Hernandez and Cruz are sentenced to death.

Nov. 8, 1985: Brian Dugan's lawyer indicates his client, charged with the rape and murder of Melissa Ackerman, 7, of Somonauk, also is Jeanine's lone killer. Dugan is sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Melissa and Donna Schnorr, 27, of Geneva and other crimes.

March 5, 1987: Charges against Buckley are dropped.

July 14, 1994: The Illinois Supreme Court overturns Cruz's second conviction and orders a new trial. Later, Hernandez's second conviction also is overturned.

Nov. 3, 1995: A DuPage County judge acquits Cruz. Subsequently, all charges against Hernandez are dismissed.

Nov. 29, 2005: Dugan is charged with murdering Jeanine.

July 18: Dugan pleads guilty.

Nov. 11: Jury sentences Dugan to death